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2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,582 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $65,466 and had an average of $23,943 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,163 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,775 and $24,680 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 aerospace and aeronautical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aerospace and aeronautical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aerospace and aeronautical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 9 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 7 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s aerospace engineering students in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Aerospace Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s aerospace engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #4 spot in our “Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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